Chapter 1: Answers

The new, black Dodge Charger pulled into the large parking lot of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The BSAA had been established for a little over a year now. It used to be called New Horizon, led my Chris Redfield and a few of his comrades. Soon he and governments and pharmaceutical companies around the world joined to create the BSAA. Though Umbrella had fallen, there were many more to take its place. The BSAA was around the world to ensure that they could fight back against the growing darkness of Umbrella's shadows.

Chris slipped out of the car, grabbing two duffle bags of firearms and a few discs he needed to take inside. His trip to Annapolis yesterday proved to be a waste of time, and so now he was returning here to meet up with the others. As he was strolling through the front entrance of the large facility, he met up with his old friend Barry Burton, his partner and now fiancée Jill Valentine, and their comrade Carlos Oliveira.

"Any leads?" Jill asked, watching him closely.

Chris shook his head. "No. But you know Wesker."

"Yeah, he's a damn ghost," Barry growled, taking one of the bags.

"Maybe Billy will find something. He should be back from New York tomorrow night," Carlos stated.

They started heading up the staircase in the main lobby. Chris would need to report to the director, and leader of the BSAA, Wentworth Miller. The older man had been an old friend of Chris's. Chris and the others had dropped most of their leadership to be able to go out on the field. It wasn't that they didn't have any authority, but Chris felt that he needed to be out there fighting, as did the others.

Chris handed the rest of the supplies over to Carlos. Barry and Carlos left to put the equipment up while Jill and Chris headed to Wentworth's office. As they walked down the hallway, passing other BSAA officers, Chris glanced at his wristwatch.

"Don't forget that Claire is flying in tonight. We need to be at the airport by six to pick her up," he stated.

Jill nodded. "Thomas is going to be thrilled to see her. This is the longest she has been out with Terra Save for awhile."

Chris slowly nodded, slightly distracted. His trip to Annapolis led him to an absolute dead end. He was so sure that he found Wesker. The old Umbrella facility he had led some men into was empty. There weren't even any BOWs, and there was definitely no Wesker. His nemesis was an ace at hiding in the shadow like a stalking predator. Chris was even able to meet up with Rurik Ginovaef. He was best known as HUNK, but he had a dark reputation for also being called Mr. Death for his highly skilled killing techniques. He was an ex-Spetsnaz, just like his older half-brother Nicholai who worked directly under Wesker. The good thing about Rurik was that he was now on their side. His days as a mercenary were over, and now Rurik and his comrades helped the BSAA fight back.

They entered into Wentworth's office. The older man glanced up from his desk while doing paperwork. Wentworth had once been the FBI director here in D.C. Chris had no regret handing the heavier part of the leadership to him, knowing that this old friend of his could lead the North American BSAA in the right way. Wentworth was in his fifties, handsome and admirable. The charismatic man had one of the most brilliant minds in the country. And that made him a formidable opponent in his own right.

"Judging by the expression on your face, I can tell you weren't able to find anything," Wentworth said, dropping the pen from his fingers to give them his full, undivided attention.

"That's right," Chris sighed. "Not a damn thing. The facility was stripped clean, and we could not find any evidence of any recent activity."

"Well, Coen hasn't reported yet so I have no idea how things are going in New York. It is unusual for our resources to be wrong," Wentworth replied, slightly frowning.

"I know. I was so sure we had him this time," Chris said, clenching his jaw for a moment.

"I still say our best bet is to locate Ada. She has been working for Wesker loyally for years now. They have so much history together. It isn't unusual for us to stumble upon her and then to find Wesker shortly afterwards," Jill explained.

"True," Wentworth sighed, leaning back in his rolling chair. The large office was formal. The wood floors were always clean, and the windows always had their dark blue curtains drawn back to led sunlight in. "But she seems to be quite the sly fox herself."

Chris snorted contemptuously. "They make a good couple."

"I will see what I can do. For now, why don't you two head home? I know Claire is coming in, so tell her I said hello."

"I will. Thanks, Wentworth."

Chris and Jill left, heading back towards the lobby. Jill glanced over to her fiancé. "Are we still having dinner over at Barry's house?"

"I imagine so. I'm guessing we are going to get Claire from the airport and head straight over there. She is gonna want to see Thomas right away, I'm sure."

"It's wonderful of Karen to watch him while she is away," Jill answered, smiling.

Chris chuckled. "Yeah, but you know her and Barry. The girls are all grown up and off to college. I think she misses having little ones."

"Well, I'm sure Thomas keeps her busy," Jill said, laughing softly.

"I wouldn't doubt that!"

As they reached the first floor of the main lobby, they ran into Rebecca. She looked to be taking some supplies to the infirmary that she ran inside the BSAA HQ. Rebecca had come a long way from the rookie back before Raccoon City. She was one of the highest positioned doctors in the BSAA. She still did missions here and there, but she was mainly now confined to the infirmary.

"Hey! You two heading out to go pick up Claire?" she greeted.

"Yeah. You coming over to Barry's tonight?" Chris replied.

"Of course! I don't miss that man's cooking for anything. Billy isn't going to be back until tomorrow evening so it isn't like I have anything better to do," Rebecca laughed.

"Let's just be sure to get some before Carlos gets there," Jill joked.

"I heard that!" Carlos barked, coming up to join them. Barry was with him.

"Don't worry! I will cook up plenty!" Barry said, grinning while rubbing his red beard.

"Well, we will be over in a couple of hours," Chris said.

Barry glanced at his wristwatch. "Alright. I'm heading out now. I will see ya guys then."

Barry went ahead and left through the large, glass doors of the front entrance. Chris was getting his keys ready so they could head out as well. Rebecca started walking for the east wing of the first floor, still carrying the supplies.

"I'll see ya guys there!" she called.

"Where is Claire flying in from again?" Carlos asked.

"London. It's the longest she has been out in awhile. She's been there for almost a month. I know she is eager to get back here," Chris explained, shaking his head.

"I bet Thomas is just as eager. Well, I will see ya guys over there," Carlos chuckled, heading off to get back to work.

Chris and Jill turned and left through the front doors. They walked out to the parking lot, heading straight for the black Charger that was parked and ready. Chris put his arm around Jill's shoulder, moving in to kiss her on the temple. "What a day!"


Ada tried so hard not to nod off, but exhaustion was taking a toll on her in the weeks she spent eluding the Organization. She should have known it wasn't going to be easy to get away from Wesker. He had the Organization under his claws the entire time. John's brother, David, had held true to his word to help her out, but he in turn did not realize what deal he was making.

After her escape from Spain, it took her a week in order to find David. By this time, Wesker had already set out to get his prized Las Plagas sample that she stole from him and to either kill her or collect her for him. Ada found David dead, and his fellow Organization members were ready to kill her. She was lucky to escape from them unharmed for the most part. She also managed to keep the Las Plagas sample safe.

Ada closed her eyes. She hadn't slept well in the past few weeks. The Organization was relentless in hunting her down. She didn't worry about them however. She feared that Wesker was out there close, smelling her out like a hunting hound on rabbit. She was safe down the rabbit hole for the moment, but soon she would be dug out. Wesker wasn't going to let her get away from what she did. Ada realized that she may have made the biggest mistake of her life. Her mixed feelings for Wesker, and wanting liberation from the lifestyle she lived turned her to make a decision she should have thought more thoroughly through. Though, the Organization wasn't supposed to be under Wesker's control. It was supposed to be helping her. Ada's plan to get Sherry out of her situation had been destroyed. The Organization was her only help to make that possible and now they were hunting her down.

Ada didn't show it, but she feared on what Wesker would do if he caught her. They had been together for so many years, it was hard to imagine him killing her, but it didn't matter with Wesker. The man killed his own father in cold blood, along with his mentor and godfather easily. The main point was that Wesker was always one to be ahead of the game. Ada made a move that made her come out ahead. This was enough to drive him to find her.

Ada had her own reasons for betraying Wesker. It hurt her to do it. She wasn't one to let things like that hurt her, but she had been with Wesker for too long for it not to hurt. Her main reason was because she knew that Wesker needed to be stopped. And though he needed to be stopped along time ago, Ada feared the worst now. It seemed as though Wesker was growing more aggressive each day. It scared her knowing that the virus in his body was going out of control, and he had no way to control the fits. He used Sherry's blood to make a temporary serum that would help for a small time. His best bet was to work with Tricell, who was now the only one in possession of the Progenitor Virus. Ada remembered the Wesker's virus was a strand of Progenitor. It was what he needed before it was too late.

Ada wondered how long she could hide before Wesker or the Organization found her. She had always been good at eluding enemies, but Wesker knew her far too well. Though she knew this before she betrayed him, she figured the Organization would be protecting her. That didn't turn out to be the case. Poor David didn't know what was going on in the shadows, and he ended up just like John.

Ada had no idea where she could go. In her line of work, it wasn't as if she had a lot of comrades. Nicholai had been her closest comrade besides Wesker. However, Nicholai had been working for Wesker even longer than she. His loyalty would remain with Wesker, even if it came down to killing her. HUNK would surely kill her if he had the chance, same with Chris.

Wait…Chris just might be able to help! I can give them the Las Plagas sample and tell them about Sherry and Wesker!

She knew that Claire would trust her. Ada helped her and Leon in Raccoon City. Ada lost track of Leon's movements, and had no idea where the agent was. Claire was still living close to Chris and the others. She would have to get close and personal with the BSAA and Terra Save, but what other choice did she have?

There is no use denying what Wesker will do when he finds you…whether those feelings are still there or not…


A/N: Now that was twice as long as the Prologue lol! So this story is going to have Chris and the others in it alot more than in Cat and Mouse obviously. Dark Evenings only has a few more chapters left, and then all of my focus on this series will be turned to this one! I am also thinking of a story to come after this one! Well, Ada is definitely in trouble. Chris and the others are going on about their own business, so how will they react later if Ada reaches them? And who is Thomas? I am not going to tell you! Why? Cuz I am evil that way and you can wait until the next chapter, lol! XD